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King Lear

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

1987 |1h 30m |  Comedy, Drama

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Cast

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Burgess Meredith

Don Learo

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Julie Delpy

Virginia

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Molly Ringwald

Cordelia

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Norman Mailer

The Great Writer

cast

Freddy Buache

Professor Quentin (uncredited)

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Suzanne Lanza

(uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

French, English, Russian

Budget

$1,000,000.00

Revenue

$61,821.00